Tales from the Reuther Library

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American Labor’s Anti-Apartheid Movement and Nelson Mandela’s 1990 U.S. Tour

Posted June 28, 201800:32:06

Meghan Courtney, Reuther Library archivist, discusses Nelson Mandela’s 1990 visit to the U.S. as well as his long-term relationship with the American...

Julia Gunn on Civil Rights Anti-Unionism: Charlotte and the Remaking of Anti-Labor Politics in the Modern South

Posted June 14, 201800:26:50

Dr. Julia Gunn explains how progressive civil rights politics enabled Charlotte, North Carolina, to become the nation’s second-largest largest financial...

Dawn Mabalon on UFW labor organizer Larry Itliong – Part 2

Posted May 31, 201800:19:47

In part 2 of our interview with Dawn Mabalon, she explains how her personal and familial interests influenced her research on the life and work of United...

Dawn Mabalon on UFW labor organizer Larry Itliong – Part 1

Posted May 21, 201800:37:20

In this inaugural episode of Tales from the Reuther Library, Dawn Mabalon, an Associate Professor at San Francisco State University, shares her research...